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. 2015 Feb 1;15(2):119–143. doi: 10.1089/ast.2014.1231

FIG. 12.

FIG. 12.

Diffusion-Limited Escape: 5 M, 10 TO. Similar to Fig. 11 (a 5 M super-Earth with 10 TO of surface water) but assuming diffusion-limited escape. Despite a slight decrease in the total water loss amounts, the results are very similar to those in the energy-limited case. In general, these planets lose several TO of water and build up several hundred to a few thousand bar of O2 in their atmospheres.